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Dining is one of the highlights of any travel experience. On a Viking cruise, our chefs create a variety of delicious offerings featuring European, Russian and Asian specialties, adapted for Western tastes. Your meals, always prepared to order throughout the length of your cruise, bring out the best in fresh, seasonal vegetables and fruits. In your own kitchen, create the flavors inspired by the regional dishes served on board.

Bouillabaisse Toulonnaise

Originally cooked by fishermen using unwanted fish from their catch, this traditional Provençal fish stew is served with a creamy, saffron-scented rouille.

Roasted Pumpkin Soup

The sugar pumpkin called for in this recipe is a cooking variety; dense with meat, tender and perfect for cooking and baking, it is an excellent source of vitamin A.

Chairman's Choice: Poached Salmon & Cucumber Salad

Details such as cold marinating the sliced cucumbers enhance the clean, fresh taste of Chairman Hagen's favorite dish, one that Norwegians have loved for generations.

Pumpkin Soup

Since the first pumpkin seeds were brought to the Old World from the Americas, Europe has embraced squash-based cuisine. This easy recipe yields a full-bodied soup without using cream.

Chicken Trinidad with Orange Rum Sauce

The fresh, tropical flavors of Caribbean regional cuisine are a lively delight, and this delicious recipe is no exception.

Homemade Limoncello

This delightful after-dinner drink is easy to prepare, makes great gifts and can provide a welcome spark of freshness year-round as an after-dinner drink or dessert accompaniment.

Autumn Panzanella

The first panzanella salad was an invention of necessity in the 16th century, enabling Italian cooks to make use of stale bread as well as garden vegetables.

Chocolate Hazelnut Panna Cotta

Our take on this Italian classic is light and creamy. Historically, panna cotta (“cooked cream”) was thickened with egg whites and baked, but this no-bake version uses gelatin.

Steamed Mussels

Pero Sare’s family has farmed mussels in the Adriatic for generations. These garlicky, steamed mussels in a succulent saffron-infused sauce reflect the sunny flavors of Italy.

Nordic Gravlax with Mustard Sauce

“Gravlax” literally means “buried salmon,” referring to the ancient practice of curing raw fish by burying it in sand by the seashore to be saturated and cured by ocean tides.

Pistachio Torta

Italy is the seventh largest producer of pistachios, grown in Sicily where trees flourish in Mt. Etna’s volcanic soil. Most of Sicily’s pistachios are used in ice cream or pastries.

Porcini Dry-Rubbed Ribeye

Using porcini in this rub adds an earthy quality that is both rustic and satisfying. Be sure to bring the steaks to room temperature before grilling for best results.

Risi e Bisi (Rice and Peas Risotto)

This risotto really shines when you use sweet fresh peas that have not quite filled their pods—try your local farmers’ market. Alternately, you can substitute frozen petite peas.

Smoked Tomato Vellutata

This twist on cream of tomato soup is a sophisticated version that elevates an old favorite to an elegant indulgence. Indeed, it is velvety smooth, as its namesake “vellutata” indicates.

Tapas: the Creative Taste of Spain

Grazing the tapas bars of Barcelona is an excellent way to discover the diverse cuisine of Spain.

Sicilian Negroni

Whether you are on a Viking ship deck or the one overlooking your own backyard, a cool Sicilian Negroni is just the thing to take you sailing into the evening.

Krumkaker

This is the Hagen family’s traditional recipe for krumkaker—these crispy and light wafers are a Christmas favorite, typically made in a cylinder or a cone shape.

Sandkaker

This is the Hagen family’s traditional recipe for sandkaker—literally “sand cookies”—which are very common in Norway during Christmas time, and frequently served during holiday parties.

Norwegian-Style Meatballs

If you are Norwegian, these meatballs are true comfort food. Even if you are not from Norway, you will find the combination of meats and spices in them makes a delightful treat.

Traditional English Summer Pudding

A seasonal dessert made with sliced bread and summer fruit, this English classic dates back to Victorian times.

Pumpkin Pie

No Thanksgiving table would be complete without a delicious pumpkin pie, with its trademark velvety texture and autumnal spices.